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HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (10-19, 7-11 NEC) is back in the Northeast Conference Tournament, presented by NRG Home Solar, and has a quarterfinal match-up with reigning champions and #3-seeded Robert Morris (15-14, 13-5 NEC) in Moon Township, Pa. on Sunday, March 8. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.
 
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Last Time Out
The Knights won their 10th game of the season by scoring over 80 points for the first time, with a 84-75 win over Sacred Heart at home on Monday, March 2. Redshirt junior Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) tallied 31 points and 18 rebounds, neither a season high, to go along with a block and a steal in 34 minutes. Junior guard Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) added 25 points and started the contest by making eight of her first nine shots. It was just the third time this season in which FDU has converted at least half of their shots (finishing at a 51.7% clip) and making 8-of-17 long-range attempts. The Knights held the Pioneers to just 37.0% shooting from the field but did allow 10 three-pointers.
 
On Friday morning, the NEC announced its year-end award winners and the Knights garnered five honors between three players. Livermore was named to the All-NEC First Team for the second time in her career, the All-Defensive Team, and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Cruz was selected to the Second Team All-NEC, and senior point guard earned All-Defensive Team.
 
#3 Robert Morris
2014-15 Season: 15-14 (13-5 NEC)
Where: Moon Township, Pa. (Charles L. Sewall Center)
When: March 8, 2015 – 1:00 p.m.
Series History: The Colonials hold a 33-23 all-time advantage since 1985
Last Meeting: February 7, 2015 – RMU 69 FDU 68 in Hackensack, N.J.
What You Need To Know:  The Colonials ended the season with three losses in their final four games after rattling off 11 straight before that. Still, Robert Morris has an impressive stretch of home and playoff dominance. The Colonials are 14-1 all-time in home playoff games and haven't lost at the Sewall Center in the postseason since 1996. The team is very deep (10 or more players have scored in 10 games) and quite young, with 78.7 of its offense coming from underclassmen. For the third straight year, Robert Morris has placed two players on the All-Rookie team, this year with Megan Smith and Mikalah Mulrain. The Colonials have already set a program record for most three-pointers in a single season (221) and are led by sophomore Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who ranks eighth in the nation shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc. The Greek product is the only Colonial averaging double-digit point with Smith at 9.9 points, Ashley Ravelli at 8.8, and Rebeca Navarro averaging 7.1 per game. Stamolamprou also is second on the team with 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest.
 
Up Next
Win and continue. If the Knights defeat Robert Morris on the road they will move on the NEC semifinals. Opponent to be determined but the match would be on Wednesday, March 11.